Sakshi S. Venkatraman

2 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Madeline Halpert |Sakshi S. Venkatraman

At the heart of the government's case is a surveillance video that shows Mr Combs beating Ms Ventura and dragging her by the hair in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. Lawyers for Mr Combs said the video was evidence of Mr Combs' "flawed" character, but not of a larger criminal enterprise. "Domestic violence is not sex trafficking," said Teny Geragos, Mr Combs' attorney.

2 days ago | bbc.com | Madeline Halpert |Sakshi S. Venkatraman

After seating a panel of 12 jurors and six alternates on Monday morning, the government and Mr Combs' lawyers outlined their cases. Prosecutor Emily Johnson accused Mr Combs of using his celebrity status and a "loyal" inner circle of employees to sexually abuse women and run a criminal enterprise. She focused on the two central victims in the case - Mr Combs' former girlfriend, Cassandra Ventura, and another unnamed former girlfriend.

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Madeline Halpert |Sakshi S. Venkatraman

Someone’s not telling the truth about South Carolina’s death penalty | OpinionSouth Carolina officials — which is just a wordy way of saying “we” because officials act in our names until we say “stop” — have killed five death …

1 week ago | bbc.com | Sakshi S. Venkatraman

Wall Street stocks bounce back from Trump tariff lossesSakshi VenkatramanGetty ImagesWall Street has clawed back losses incurred after President Donald Trump imposed global tariffs a month ago, capping the longest winning streak in two decades for US stocks. Shares saw gains for the ninth day in a row for the first time since 2004 after a better-than-expected jobs report and rising hope of US-China trade talks.

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Sakshi S. Venkatraman

A photo from a passerby shows smoke billowing and flames near the crumpled hood of the truck. The witness who took the photo, local resident Roger Merrill, told the BBC's US partner CBS News he was on his way home when he saw the scene unfolding. Both vehicles were on fire, he said, and bystanders were trying to care for the survivors on the side of the highway. "It is a very dangerous highway because it leads to the main entrance of Yellowstone National Park," he said.